Monday, Parshas Shemos — 'B'tzeil HaKodesh' with the Satmar Rebbe shlit"a

In the morning, before Shacharis, the following brisos took place:
- The newborn son of R' Yaakov HaKohen Friedman, where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.
- The newborn son of R' Amram Yoel Shalamon (of Boro Park), where the Rebbe served as sandek and mohel.


The Rebbe davened Shacharis in the Heichal HaMesivta, Divrei Yoel branch. Before davening, the Rebbe put tefillin on the bar mitzvah bochurim:
- The bochur Yoel Kahn.
- The bochur Yosef Mordechai Filaf.
- The bochur Yoel Schoenfeld.
- The bochur Yoel Friedman.

During the Torah reading, the Rebbe went up for Hagbah, and after davening he learned a sugya as a shiur in the yeshiva's shiurim, Maseches Shabbos, daf 4, on the topic of "Do we tell a person: Sin so that your fellow may merit?", and he left the bochurim with a question to consider before departing for rest in Palm Springs, California. Afterward a lechayim was held with the bar mitzvah bochurim in the Rebbe's private room. The Rebbe shlit"a was then escorted out with the words "Ki malachav."

In his holy home there was a visit from the Rebbe, HaGaon Rabbi Rafael Abuchatzeira shlit"a, president of the Meir and Yisroel institutions in Eretz Yisroel. Also present was the HaGaon, Av Beis Din of Rosh Chochma of Montreal shlit"a. A lengthy conversation took place on Torah and Chassidus and on the situation in Eretz Yisroel, as well as memories of the Rebbe shlit"a's visits to the holy resting place in Meron, where the Rabbi lives; he invited the Rebbe shlit"a to come to Meron. The Rebbe honored him with a lechayim and gave him a gift of the sefer Lev Aharon, and bestowed upon him his holy blessing.

At around 1:15 the Rebbe left his holy home together with his longtime chavrusa, HaGaon Av Beis Din of Rosh Chochma shlit"a, on the way to Stewart Airport. At around 2:30 the private plane took off for Palm Springs, California, where the Rebbe will stay for rest until next Monday, Parshas Yisro, IY"H.

The plane landed at Palm Springs International Airport at around 4:45 local time (7:45 New York time).
The Rebbe was met by members of the community who are vacationing there, and the Rebbe traveled to his holy residence.

At around 5:30 the Rebbe entered the beis medrash for Mincha. Upon arrival, the HaGaon Av Beis Din of Vomasbag shlit"a, who has been vacationing there in recent weeks, greeted him. Between Mincha and Maariv the Rebbe was engaged in his learning, and at the time of Rabbeinu Tam, around 6:10, Maariv was davened. The baal tefilla was HaRav Chaim Yaakov Herskowitz shlit"a.
After Maariv, the assembled public went over to greet the Rebbe shlit"a.

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